Coffee & Cake!

Today was a coffee & cake week at WonderMums.
Yum!

These weeks are real casual.  We basically just hang out and chat with each other and catch up.
I thought this was a good chance to just point you to a couple of things, whilst showing off my scones.  I love cooking, and I love taking pictures of food too.

If you're new to WonderMums, you may be wondering what the expectation with food is.  Well, if you're able, these are the weeks to bring something along to share.  (A small something!)  We have toys out for the children to play with.  Have a look at the Housekeeping tab to see a bit more information about WM in general.  On the servery, we have a Tear Fund box where we gratefully accept donations for Lokesh.

We have an exciting new tab on the blog, Parenting Book Reviews!  Mums you know & trust, will be reviewing various books on parenting.  Have a quick squiz!

2012 has started with alot of fun, and we look forward to the rest of the term!

Beach Fun!

Given the forecast, we were concerned this outing wouldn't happen.  However, it dawned clear & sunny and it was a lovely morning!  It rained hard about 1pm after we'd all left, so we were feeling pretty pleased with our day!

In honour of valentines day and a special 30th birthday, we ate lots of cupcakes iced with pink hearts (sorry about the leaking colours, ladies...)

The water was gorgeous!  A couple of us went swimming and it was great!  Tide was in so it was nice and deep.  The kiddies all loved playing in the sand and visiting the fountain.  And the playground at Mission Bay is really cool!  It even has a sand & water play section.  What a fab morning this was!  Check out the album here.

Welcome Baby Rosa!

Rosa arrived safely at 7.15am on the 26th January.

She weighed in at a lovely 7 pound.

What a little sweetie!  We so adore babies at WM, and hanker for cuddles with these newbies.

A huge congratulations to you, Judy and family!  Can't wait to see you.

Letter from Lokesh

Hello girls!  Here is a letter received from Lokesh, our 4 yr old sponsor child.  His favourite colour is orange, and his favourite food is chicken curry and sweet milk rice.  His best friends name is Uma Mahesh.  Have a wee read of his letter.  We appreciate all that you girls give towards supporting him, and I know that it not only makes a difference to him, but also to his family.

Welcome Baby Calvi!

Calvi David Diack arrived safely on the 27th December at 7.20pm at Middlemore.  He weighed in at 3.930kg (8lb 10oz) and measured 51cm long.

Nicol is home and doing well.  We look forward to cuddles with wee Calvi!

A huge congratulations to you both, Nicol & Ben!

Welcome Babies Olivia & Quinn!

Olivia Brynn Carter arrived at 12.21pm on the 7th Dec.  She weighed in at 3.88kg (8lb 9oz) and measured 54cm.  Lisa was a trooper and did very well!

Quinn Mateo Lee arrived at 7.08pm the next day, 8th Dec.  He tipped the scales at 5.42kg (11lb 14oz) and measured 59cm long.  Monique spent a week in Middlemore with Quinn while he was being treated for an infection.  (Check out that link if you would like more info).

So Quinn & Olivia are well acquainted buddies whose Mama's shared a room at hospital!

Congratulations Lisa & Alex, Monique & Justin!

Christmas Craft Night

We had a lovely relaxing night sitting around with each other getting into the Christmas spirit!  Some of us made some really beautiful cards using things like the Cuttlebug & Stamping equipment - made us look like professionals!  Others of us were busy decorating balls and other shapes into sweet little christmas decorations.  They looked awesome!

In keeping with tradition, supper was really scrummy too (cheesecake, strawberries, chocolate etc!).

If you'd like to see a few more photos, you can view the album here.

Merry Christmas everyone!